Growth & Development Tag

Liddi has this tiny little section of hair, back in the middle of her head. A few days after a bath, it starts to get a little greasy, making it the perfect quality for twisting. And there's nothing she can do about it. Hehe. She's also...

20 April, 2015 /

My sister Anna got both kids a little present when Liddi was born. Jaeda got a color game (IT WORKED; SHE'S FINALLY LEARNED {most of} HER COLORS!), and Corban got this chore chart. He's been asking about money for, oh, a year or so. So...

10 April, 2015 /

Corban's figured out the best "warmers" of the house and how to get as close to the heat as possible. I can find him here or on his favorite floor vent in our room at any time of day, but especially in the mornings in...

11 January, 2015 /

  Corban is still putting his sandals on the wrong feet at various times. "Don't worry, Mom; it's fine with me."  He and Jaeda have figured out if they bring a big enough bag in the bike trailer, they can do their normal imagination play without waiting to arrive...

22 October, 2014 /

A couple weeks ago, a little purple plastic gun showed up at our house. I actually recognized it, so when I saw Corban playing with it, I thought it was a boy reunited with his long-lost toy. But when James noticed it during supper that night,...

23 September, 2014 /

We have a certain procedure for timeouts in our house. • warning • placement in timeout • sitting there a few minutes • restatement of reason placed in timeout • declaration of God's command to children to obey their parents (at first, we do this for them, eventually they do...

22 August, 2014 /

Jaeda's second birthday was a smash hit of puzzle time with Daddy (any time with Daddy is referred to by her as a "Daddy Jaeda Date"), a moist and delicious quinoa flour & zucchini cake (we made some edits to the recipe, things found in the...

29 July, 2014 /

Jaeda has been enthusiastically trying out new words every day. She parrots, creates, babbles, and communicates. It's been a lot of fun. "Eat, chicks," she commands. "So soft," she observes. "Porban pjs," she delights. (After having puked on all of hers.) "Fast, Mommy," she demands. "Chrater boot," she insists. "New bed. Upsteers. See see!"...

13 April, 2014 /

She loves to cook. Complete Mess up puzzles. Read books. Hug stuffed animals and babies and blankets. She insists on jumping (hence, our friends with the kiddie musical trampoline are her favorite house). She waddle runs with the best of 'em. She's a doer and...

04 December, 2013 /
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